体坛英语资讯：AFC General Secretary gives all thumbs up to China football boom
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 18-- <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> (<span word="AFC">AFC</span>) <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Dato">Dato</span>' <span word="Windsor">Windsor</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="benchmark">benchmark</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="football">football</span>.</p><p>"<span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="AFC">AFC</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Dato">Dato</span>' <span word="Windsor">Windsor</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="helm">helm</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AFC">AFC</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="League">League</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="posivite">posivite</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="football">football</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="League">League</span> (<span word="CSL">CSL</span>) <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="benchmark">benchmark</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="Dato">Dato</span>' <span word="Windsor">Windsor</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="CSL">CSL</span> <span word="league">league</span>.</p><p>"<span word="On">On</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="champion">champion</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="domestically">domestically</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>," <span word="Dato">Dato</span>' <span word="Windsor">Windsor</span> <span word="remarked">remarked</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="added">added</span>: "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="structured">structured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="organised">organised</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grassroots">grassroots</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="forgetting">forgetting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>."</p>
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